I first want to be absolutely clear that, regardless of your politics, I feel for anyone being impacted by the fires in California. I may not agree with your views on a variety of topics, but that does not mean that I want to take joy in your losses and pain and suffering.

I just wanted to comment on the irony of some of the posters complaining about a conservative talk show host making comments (admittedly over the top comments if they are as reported here) about this situation then turning around and using their as a vehicle to attack the President. Language such as "abandoned" in reference to Katrina seems just as politically motivated as what Beck said. There may be a time to discuss a variety of development, economic and environmental issues that may be related to these fires, but right now I do not see this as a political issue either for the left or the right.